Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-16
HOME AND FARM

HOME AND FARM.
salt at the root Of plum trees h
advocated for diminishing curculio.
The juice Of half q lemon in . glass
Of water. without sugar. will frequent
" cure 3 sick headache.
Make some pastures with tight
fences 50 as to give the hogs good
pasturage. -PvairH Farmer.
Any old field planted in corn. fer
tilted in the hill. and afterward sown
in peas will double in yielding capacity
the following season.
Care of Cutlery: Iron rust may Be
removed BY mixing salt with lemon
juice or wetting salt with hot vitriol-
Farm. Field and Stockman.
Beetles often initiate hornets. since
the latter are insects to which birds in
search Of animal food prefer to give .
very wide berth. Cincinnati Times.
Two apples kept in tin cake-box
will keep moderately rich cake moist
3 great length of time. if the apples
are renewed when withered.
and Fireside.
An experienced bee-keeper states
that if honey be placed while hot in
glass jars and the jars sealed the honey
will not candy. which is difficulty to
be avoided.
For lame sheep apply the fellow
ing with q swab on a stick: Muriatic
acid. two ounces; butyr of anthony.
two ounces: white vitriol. one ounce.
Pulverize and mix.
Lemon Pie: The pulp Of two
lemons cut in slices the grated rind Of
one, one cup each Of sugar and water.
and one-half cup of -four; bake with
two crnsts.
Watch for the 'currant worm:''
whenever ragged leaves appear.
syringe with white hellebore. table
spoonful Of the powder to pailful of
water; repeat in five days
As soon as the small webs are seen
in the trees. remove them. Daily jar
ring the plum trees. and catching the
curculios on sheets. is the only way to
treat this Cincinnati Times
Sheep Craze very closely. and
should not be allowed on grass that is
backward in growth or where the field
is not we'll covered. unless such grass
be undesirable. Louis Republican,.
Fruit growing BY itself is usually
profitable. but combined with poultry
farming would be still more 30. as the
ground would be used for two pur-
poses instead of one.-Amsric0D Ponl-
try Journal
Grass is the foundation Of success ia
farming. 1t assists during the process
of rotation TO improve the soil. and en-
ables more and better stock to be kept.
The farmer who succeeds in securing \
good hay crop has won half the battle.
Indianapolis Journal.
Horses put 10 hard work will al
mos, surely show puffy spots under the
harness. which will soon make bad
gals if neglected Lift the harness
and battle the spots with cold water
when the teams rest, and II evening.
Make sure that collars. especially. Is
well and are smooth and hard
TO Prepare Your Own Cocoanut:
Crate ard spread on plates; allow SIX
tablespoons of SUGAR t. one NUT set
near the stove. stirring often until dry,
vbicb takes about one and oue-half
DAYS. Pack in e,coanut cans. close
tight. and Sc. away: far nicer than the
prepared that yoe buy.-Honss dUHf
Farm
Paper NAV be stuck to flower pots
in this way: Use shin paper for label.
and attach with white gela,ine in soiu-
ton, to which has been added one per
cent. of bichromase of potash This
must be done in 4 dark or obscure
room. Then expose the labels to sun
light. After writing. varnish with
solution of shellae in alcohol
Rye Drop Cakes: Two cups sour
miES- one egg, well beaten: one cea-
spoonful soda. dissolved in boiling wa
ter enough rye meal for batter that
VIII spread easily on the griddle. Nix
together the milk. meal anil egg. add
the soda and beat thoroughly. Bake
Immediately on hot griddle. or in
gem pans well oiled; if in gem pans
TN. oven must be hot and the cakes
should bake about half an hour--8es-
fos. R,sl1ef